Hello everyone! Today I'm taking part in a release tour for a new book, Elementals: The Prophecy of Shadows by Michelle Madow. I previously read and reviewed her title Remembrance (here) and enjoyed it and was looking forward to trying out this new series as well. I
received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review. So check out some information on this title,
the author, my full review, and then at the bottom
a giveaway that is being hosted by Michelle herself!
Title: Elementals: The Prophecy of
Shadows
Author: Michelle Madow
Publisher: Dreamscape
Publishing
Release Date: January 26,
2016
Series: Elementals #1
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Format: eBook and
paperback
ISBN: 2940152448849
Filled
with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance, Elementals: The Prophecy of Shadows is the first in a new series
that fans of Percy Jackson and The Secret Circle will love!
When
Nicole Cassidy moves from sunny Georgia to gloomy New England, the last thing
she expects is to learn that her homeroom is a cover for a secret coven of witches.
Even more surprisingly … she’s apparently a witch herself. Despite doubts about
her newfound abilities, Nicole is welcomed into this ancient circle of witches
and is bedazzled by their powers—and, to her dismay, by Blake—the school’s
notorious bad-boy.
Girls
who get close to Blake wind up hurt. His girlfriend Danielle will do anything
to keep them away, even if she must resort to using dark magic. But the
chemistry between Blake and Nicole is undeniable, and despite wanting to
protect Nicole from Danielle’s wrath, he finds it impossible to keep his
distance.
When
the Olympian Comet shoots through the sky for the first time in three thousand
years, Nicole, Blake, Danielle, and two others in their homeroom are gifted
with mysterious powers. But the comet has another effect—it opens the portal to
the prison world that has contained the Titans for centuries. After an ancient
monster escapes and attacks Nicole and Blake, it’s up to them and the others to
follow the clues from a cryptic prophecy so that they can save their town … and
possibly the world.
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Review:
Rating: 4 Stars
I
didn't know a whole lot about this story going in just the summary. I have shamefully not yet read the Percy
Jackson books, though I plan to correct that in 2016, I did read The Secret
Circle (or at least the original three books) and enjoyed them. Plus I did enjoy the Percy movies and love
Greek mythology, probably the only part in history class I ever paid attention
to. So I was ready to dive in. Our MC Nicole is moved from her home she knew
and loved to a completely new place where she is alone. That sucks and from the start you feel for
her, I know as a Navy brat growing up and moving all the time it always sucked
going someplace new and leaving all your friends and having to make new
ones. Day one new school going into
class and something crazy happens, the teacher starts to do magic and tries to
convince her she's a witch. While she
thinks everyone in the class has lost it there is nothing to do but sit through
it. Until she starts to feel the magic
and starts to believe them.
Now
the class is full of the usual suspects you find in every school and most
welcome her into the coven, though Danielle is a bit hostile. Though she doesn't like anyone whom looks at
her man, Blake, and has been known to break the law using dark magic to mark
her turf. Still knowing this Blake and
Nicole seem to pull together despite everything. She is a bit cray, like mean girls on crack
level crazy possessive. While a large
part of the story does seem to focus on the triangle there in our group we also
have Chris and Kate whom I enjoyed. Kate
was more of the level by the book gal and Chris is fun and energetic and made
me laugh several times. I did find the
insta-connection to be a bit on the nose but as this is a story with magic and prophecy
you can get away with some things, magic is a crazy thing after all. I did even enjoy that Nicole didn't want to
get involved or even like him based on him having a girlfriend, not that she
was scared but that she didn't want to be that girl that went after a taken
guy.
The
hormones were a bit amped up and I did feel maybe a bit too much Secret Circle
vibe in some parts and it does have some clichés but overall I really enjoyed
the story. Everything is fast paced and
constantly moving. You fly right through
from one thing to the next and while it was predictable it was still fun and
that is what I wanted. I did really
enjoy the take on witches and how they have their powers. I'm ready to continue on with the series and
know more about where our group ends up and how things progress because the end
got kind of dark with lots of things. I
have hopes that the sequel which already has a title, cover, and release date
will improve on a good start.
I'd
love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Don't forget to take a moment and enter the
giveaway as well!
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